The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-23
VIRGINIA RADICALS. {
Republican State Committee Meots
ct Petersburg.
They Claim That They Have Made
Great Discoveries OF Incen.
sistenclen.

PETERSBURG, Va, August 22.-The
Virginia Republican State Committee
has issued an address to the Republic
an electors OF the State. The address,
the 6rst part Of which is an answer
TO the address recently put forth by
the Democratic managers, says:
First As TO the Endorsement OF
President Clevelsnd and the decla.
ration which the Democratic press
makes, that his administration will
receive cordial support from the
Democratic party Of Virgins. II
this statement Is sincere, then the
succeeding statements demanding the
immediate repeal OF the In
ternal revenue system and the pas.
sage Of the Blair bill must be in.
sincere, for the opposition OF Presi-
dent Cleveland to the one and the
lack Of his Endorsement Of the other
Of these measures lie known to all
men. His formal and express ap-
proval OF Secretary Msnning's views
and recommendations upon the sub
ject Of taxation and revenue Is con.
elusive upon this question.
Secretary Manning not only depre-
Gates the fact that there 10 no longer
any duty or tax imposed upon tea and
coffee, but, while urging reduction
OF duties upon such articles OF import
as are produced In our own country,
equarely opposes any reduction OF the
taxes imposed upon tobacco, fruit dis
tillations and whisky.
President Cleveland approves these
views and recommendations Of Secre.
tary Manning. The Democratic man.
ayers OF the Roanoke convention In
dorse this administration, and yet
declare for repeal OF the internal
revenue system.
That President Cleveland's admin.
istration Is q great and bitter disap.
pointment to many Of the managers Of
the Democratic party In Virginia Is
aitested by loud and deep complaints.
This pretended support Of him 10 not
only inconsistent with the advocacy
OF the repeal OF the internal revenue
system and the passage OF the Blair
educational bill, but Ia time serving
and delusive.
"Second-As to the internal revenue
system, the Roanoke platform seeks TO
create the impression among the peo-
pie that the Democratic party favors
the immediate repeal OF that system.
II may be that the Democratic man.
ayers, who promulgated that platform,
sincerely wish the repeal OF the In
ternal revenue system for motives Of
sell preservation, but when they for.
mally declare Tor the repeal OF the sys.
tenn Gs part u the Democratic faith, II
10 apparent that they are guilty Of an
effort TO deceive the voters OF this
commonwealth. That system 10 held
by the Democratic party as q hostage
10 compel the overthrow OF the Ropub.
lican policy Of protection 10 American
labor and Industries.
"Ths authors Of the Roanoke platform
know full we'll that the national Demo
cratic party opposes that repeal. and
that the few Democrats In accord will
this declaration Of the Roanoke plat
ioIm are In q hopeless minority Of tn
Democratic party. The national Dem
ocratio platform upon which Presiden
Cleveland was elected In 1884 prom
ised no repeal OF the internal Tevenu,
system, but pledged the party TO |
continuance u the internal revenu,
taxes and their application to the pay
ment Of pensiona The national Dem
ocraiic plan OF reducing tanh duties
embraces q continuance a these taxes.
Every message OF President Cleveland
has ignored any suggestion OF a repeal
OF the Internal revenue system, and "a
the repeated Efforts Of the email minor
ity Of Democrats who seek its repeal
the Democratic majority Of the Forty
ninth Congress, speaking through III
Committee On Ways and Means
speaking Tor an oyerw hclming m, or
ity VI the Demo cratic pArty-epeakini
in accord with the views III .Pfesiden
Cleveland, has given the following
unmis akable responses on behalf o
the Democratic parry. On the lelh o
Julyt lNoot III Wv iiHhot ~ hftHittohs
alives OF the United statee, Mr.. Nor
Tison, a leading Democrat and chair
man OF tho U mmittee on Ways an,
Means, on behalf Of tho Democrat
majority Of the House, oubmitte'
from his committee an adverse repor
upon a bill to reduce the interna
revenue taxes etc. That report !
Houst Document, first. session OF tn
Forty ninth Congress, No 500, an,
contains the following anguage;
ATTEMPTS 10 remove the Tobacco
and other internal taxes ne usual
insiihed by asserting these 10 be va
taxes, and in apparent iorgetiulnees
the Let that 10 far A. relates TO II
money obligations the war Ia not ha
over, and will not be over until We hav
paid g. OO, 900, 900 yet 10 be oJllecte
IRON the people. A tax o
Tobacco, snu1, cigarettes, ETC.,
largely voluntary. Taxes not paid o
these must be paid on necessaries ,
life, and these are not neoessaries ,
life. This tax Should not be n
movsd.l
upon the same day, Mr.. W. q.
Breckenridge, oi hentuCky, Anoth,
Democratic loader aud representa-,
Of the Democratic me jority, submits
10 tbe Houee OF Representatives, fro
the Committee on Waye and Mean
another adverse report upon reeol
ton 'repealiug the taxes upon toba
co. the report 10 II use docnme
No. 500, and contains the iollowii
language; We are quite contents
10 defer action upon the tobacco Il
until the p1rp1se for which II "
originally made has been met, OF un
by The decrease Of the public debt a
the revision 4 our present unjust a
unequal tirih laws the revenues
meet i ctn b. faistd with lesa hal
ship. II u War tax, and the hnI
cial W1r h not yet ended, and will I
be until the las. dollar OF war debt
pale, and The lat pension is fully
Among The var taxes, which are M
In force, u the AK upon tobacco, be
domogtc and foreign, upon epifta a
begr, both domestic and foreign, a
upon imported srgum. All Of tn
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